Society

THE BROAD VIEW

What today’s youth slang reveals about Asia’s fertility crisis

2026-07-17T05:00:00.000Z
Civilisations generally build powerful technologies faster than they develop the capacity to govern them wisely, says the writer.

Humanity isn’t ready for the coming intelligence explosion

2026-06-16T23:30:00.000Z
Meta has removed facial-recognition code from an artificial intelligence companion app for its smart glasses.
THINKING ALOUD

The dumb choices that make smart glasses so appealing

2026-06-15T23:15:00.000Z
In a world where information is plentiful, judgment – the ability to discern, evaluate and act responsibly – may be more valuable than knowledge alone.

The coming AI-driven ‘abundance’ shock

2026-04-13T23:00:00.000Z
Machines are helping us build the most fanatical scenarios imaginable, engineered not for accuracy but for virality.
THE BROAD VIEW

The argument that never ends

2026-02-27T04:00:00.000Z
Prestige has always been a by-product of legal practice, not its purpose, says the writer.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Law is a calling and a public institution, not just a technical craft

2026-02-23T23:00:00.000Z
If we want Singapore to remain strong, we must invest not just in our economy, but also in our people.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Building a lasting culture of giving in Singapore

2026-01-19T23:00:00.000Z
An advertisement featuring an image of a family, in an elevator at Beijing Perfect Family Hospital. With fewer babies and more deaths, policymakers are facing a demographic crisis in the making.

China’s population shrinks again as policies fail to reverse decline

2026-01-19T03:18:06.000Z
Answering the fundamental question of how AI should serve humanity demands that we develop, share and nurture a common understanding of our core civic values.
THE BROAD VIEW

Holding the line between people and algorithms

2026-01-09T23:00:00.000Z
AI companions that never criticise, nor share feelings of their own, are a poor preparation for dealing with imperfect humans.

How AI is rewiring childhood

2025-12-05T23:00:00.000Z